# 119-hr-7566: Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2026 119-hr-7566, Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7566 - As of: 2026-05-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-7566 - Congress: 119 - Title: Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-02-12 - Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ) - Cosponsors: 4 - Policy area: Labor and Employment - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-05-01 ## Summary **This bill would create a pilot Federal Job Guarantee program that gives competitive grants to local and Tribal governments to hire residents in high-unemployment areas.** It would set wage and benefit minimums, fund training and supportive services, and require public posting and formal evaluation. - Workers and jobseekers: Residents 18 and older in a service area who apply through a Job Guarantee Program would be offered employment. Jobs must meet wage floors, include health insurance comparable to the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, provide paid family and sick leave, and offer up to 8 weeks of paid training with extensions for those facing employment barriers. - Local and Tribal governments and communities: Eligible entities are political subdivisions or Tribal entities in areas with unemployment at least 150 percent of the national rate. The program would award grants to up to 15 entities for up to 3 years and require applicants to show job design, data systems, public posting plans, and commitments to avoid displacing current workers. - Families, supports, and employer incentives: Grant funds may pay for childcare, transportation, housing supports, adult education, reentry services, and workplace learning advisors to help families. The bill also expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to include qualified program participants who worked at least 3 months before hire, for hires after Dec. 31, 2026. ## Cosponsors (4) - Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Guaranteed jobs with pay and benefits: benefit, high. If enacted, jobs in the pilot would have a wage floor and must include health insurance comparable to the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. Jobs would include minimum paid family leave and paid sick leave where applicable and up to 8 weeks of paid training plus up to 8 weeks pre-job trainin… - Tax credit to hire program participants: benefit, high. If enacted, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit would add a new eligible group for certified job guarantee participants. A qualified participant would be someone certified as having done at least three months in a job guarantee program during the six months before hire. The expansion would apply to hir… - Job Guarantee trust fund created: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Job Guarantee Program Trust Fund in the Treasury and authorize appropriations as necessary to fund it. The Secretary would use the Fund to pay grantees and, at year end, transfer amounts to Federal agencies to reimburse the full cost of employing participants. Th… - Pilot grants for high-unemployment areas: benefit, low. If enacted, the Department of Labor would award up to 15 competitive pilot grants to places with unemployment at least 150% of the national rate. Grants would last up to three years and must give any local resident age 18 or older who applies a job through the program. The Secretary would set natio… ## Related bills - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act - 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act - 119-hr-4457: Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025 - 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender… ## Sources - [119-hr-7566 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7566) ## Related - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971) - [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069) - [119-hr-4457: Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4457) - [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7566 (as of 2026-05-01).